She was a Spanish communist and politician.
She was known as Pasionaria, meaning ‘flower of passion’.
She became known for her resistance against fascism during the Spanish Civil War. After the end of the war, she was exiled after her faction was defeated.
She was born in 1895 and came from a poor family.
She initially worked as a maid, seamstress, cook and journalist.
Her slogans were ‘it is better to die standing than to live on your knees’ and ‘it is better to be the widow of a hero than the wife of a coward’.
She was the General Secretary of the Communist Party of Spain. She was a member of the party from 1921 when it was founded.
She was also the editor of the party’s newspaper in the 1930s.
She returned to Spain in 1977 when democracy was restored and was elected to parliament.
She died in 1989.
[Source: el.wikipedia.org]
